Moonwalking with Einstein : The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (Hardcover)

from seidchen

I heard Josh Foer reading at the Brookline Booksmith, and while I wasn't so interested in the memory championship, he said just enough about the externalization of memory that I made sure to pick up his book from the library. While the writing at times is, well, not quite polished enough for my t...

from BenKline

An interesting, fascinating, look at memory, and how we use it, construct it, manipulate it, and how it changes, and becomes altered through time. A journalistic journey through the competition of the memory championship (primarily the US championship, though he does discuss -- briefly -- his los...

from LynnB

This highly readable book is partly an explanation of how memory works and how we can improve our memories with techiques and practice. This was interesting and practical. It is also partly a memoir as author Joshua Foer spends a year preparing for the U.S. Memory Championship, an event where con...

from Beyre

This book has some great takeaways for how our memories and minds work, as well as how we can better employ them to get wanted results regarding memory. However, the majority of the book is comprised of case studies ranging from brain injuries and memory loss, to how a professional's mind works i...

from JeffV

There is something to be said about a journalist who goes the extra step and participates in the object of his interest and not merely report on it. Joshua Foer did just that -- and at a high level -- winning the US Memory Championship after a year of training. Previously, Foer had covered the na...